Blackpool Night Run Returns!

Blackpool Night Run is back! The new event saw thousands of runners take their mark for a 7.5km charity dash down the prom when it launched in 2019.

Blackpool Night Run Returns!

Wednesday 28 August 2024 from 8.30pm to 11pm

Since launching in 2019 this event has raised over £160,000 for the Bispham charity. Blackpool Night Run is free to enter thanks to sponsorship by The Kentown Wizard Foundation.

Join thousands of people and run, jog or skip along the 7.5 km route under the famous Blackpool Illuminations on a traffic-free promenade. It’s the perfect opportunity to have a sneak peek of the Lights before the official switch-on.

It’s the biggest mass-participation event when 4,000 runners join in under the Blackpool Illuminations to raise money and awareness for Brian House Children’s Hospice. The 2024 event sold out several months ago, and promises an exciting atmosphere before the official lights switch on!

It sets off from outside The Blackpool Tower at 8.30pm. Participants run to the junction with Red Bank Road to turn and come back to finish outside the Tower. There they will be presented with a bespoke Blackpool Night Run medal.

This is a fully-marshalled, traffic-free running event. The route is also flat, making it ideal for all abilities aged 8+

• Every runner will receive a FREE t-shirt and official Blackpool Night Run medal.

• This event is FREE to enter but each Night Runner is asked to raise a minimum of £30 in sponsorship (JustGiving is recommended) or make a one-off donation. 

• Places for Blackpool Night Run are limited. So you’re encouraged to book quickly to avoid disappointment.

• Sign up here.

Running for Brian House

The run is organised by Brian House Children’s Hospice, and raises vital funds so the charity can care for the most fragile children on the Fylde coast.

Brian House supports children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. By taking part in Blackpool Night Run, you’ll be helping to shout about it by wearing the Brian House colours as you dash under the Blackpool Illuminations.

Night Run remains a free-to-enter event. But every single penny raised in sponsorship or donated by those taking part goes straight to our amazing children’s hospice. We’re caring for our area’s most fragile children and creating full lives, however short.

You might also be interested in –

• Blackpool Music Run
• Race for Life
• Blackpool Night Run
• Beaverbrooks 10k Fun Run
• Trinity Hospice Santa Dash
• Blackpool Memory Walk
• Beaverbrooks Bike Ride
• Blackpool Colour Run
• Bubble Rush

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